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Mobile Medical Unit (MMU) Camps

HelpAge Sri Lanka (HASL) with corporate sponsors (e.g., Supreme Global Holdings, others)

Two mobile medical/eye buses deliver free weekly medical and eye camps island-wide (screenings, spectacles, referral for surgery).

Service Snapshot

Budget Funded through HASL operations with donor-sponsored camps (various in-kind and cash support reported) Multiple (LKR & donor support)
Beneficiaries 133 camps in FY 2025/26; weekly camps screening ~150–300 elders; cumulative programme has reached ~500,000 elders since inception
Date Reported Ongoing (133 camps conducted during year ending 31 March 2026); double camps held most Saturdays across year
Locations
Colombo Galle Kalutara Kegalle Anuradhapura Trincomalee Jaffna Matara Ampara Hambantota Kurunegala Kandy and other districts on request

Full Description

HASL operates two Mobile Medical Unit buses that run weekly across the country following requests from Senior Citizens’ Committees and local authorities. In FY 2025/26 HASL conducted 132 eye and medical camps. Typical attendance is 150–300 elders per camp; the Annual Report lists outputs such as 11,449 medical screenings, 15,820 eye screenings, distribution of 12,178 spectacles and identification of 3,604 cataracts during the review period (figures aggregated across MMU and project-sponsored camps). Supreme Global Holdings is noted as a major sponsor (sponsoring 50 MMU camps). The MMU programme is a major frontline service, linking screening to the Eye Hospital and referral networks.

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